Tool holder



E. HU NT TOOL' HOLDER May 14, 1929.

Fild Feb. 25, 1927 Illll/ Patented May 14,1929.

` UNITED STATES EMMETT'HUNT, OF LEMONT FURNACE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed February 25, 1927. Serial No. 171,049.

The present invention relates to a tool holder and has for its principal object to provide astructure in which a plurality of tools, implements and the like may be stored and locked against dispacement therefrom by unauthorized persons.4

Another important object of the inventio liesY in the provision of a frame having pivotally engaged therewith a bar which may be locked to the frame for holding implements such as picks, axes, sledges and the like inthe frame and `thevbar may be used for holding handles of shovelsor the like.

A still further object of the invention lies in the provision of a tool holder which is exceedingly simple in its construction, easy to manipulate, thoroughlyreliable and efficient 1n use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed. j Withthe above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides. in certain novel details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereiafter more fully described and claimed. Y

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tool holder embodying the features of my invention,

Fig. 2 is aV longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of 4Figure l looking inthe 'direction of the arrow.`

` Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotesr a rectangular frame preferably cast of metal and having .cross members 6` mounted therein.y

On the ends of the frame 5 there are formed integrally outwardly extending vapertured ears 7 and 8. A bar 9is bent adjacent one end to extend.'perpendicula'rly therefrom as at l() andthe end of the portion l0 is twisted and apertured to receive a pivot pin or rivet l1 which passes through the apertured car 7 to pivotally mount thebar 9 on the frame.

The other end of the bai-'9 is bent at right angles' and twisted intermediate its ends to form a. portion 12 which is apertured to register with ythe apertured earS for the puri pose of'receiving apadlock 13. Picks, axes, sledges and like implements maybe disposed with their handles projecting through the,V

frame and their heads resting on the sides ments are thus disposed itwill be seenthat they cannot be displaced since, the heads of the axes, picks andsledgesand the like are not large enough to be pulled through the spaces into'which the interior of the frame is.

divided bycross members 6. It is thought that the construction, convenience, efficiency, and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent `to those Vskilled in this art withoutV a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed inl detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent thatchanges in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangementr'of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new iszf y n l. A devicek of the V.class described, com. prising a rectangular frame having an apertured ear projecting from one end thereof, a second apertured ear projectii'ig from the other end'thereof, a bar having one end bent and terminating in an inwardly directed vtwisted portion apertured directly with the said extensions being pivotally engaged with Y one vear and the other Vend extension being apertured to register with the aperture lin the other ear for reception of lockingmeans. In testimonywhereof I aix my signature.

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